A spokesman for the council said: “We are aware of complaints regarding Linden Homes development in Bitton and we are working with the developer to ensure that they meet their planning obligations. Our planning enforcement team will continue to monitor the situation.”

Linden Homes said they had sent a member of staff to the scene to monitor the truck activity, but Ms Shore said this had not helped.

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The full-time mum said: “There was someone there yesterday. He said two drivers drove too fast. It’s not going to make any difference I don’t think.”

Parents of children at The Meadows Primary School have raised concerns about passing lorries from a nearby development (Image: Image by Dan Regan)

A spokesman for Linden said: “We take pride in being considerate neighbours. Health and safety is our main priority and the issue has been addressed internally with the subcontractors concerned, who have apologised.

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“The volume of traffic should reduce in the near future but in the meantime we have appointed someone to stand by the road during school pick up and drop off times to oversee activity. We have also reiterated that vehicles must be checked prior to leaving site, after they have used the wheel wash facility, to ensure they are clean.

“We would like to apologise to the local residents and thank them for their patience.”

The Bristol Post approached The Meadows school for comment but received no response.